Danae McKain

5th grade teacher and lover of books

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

I need guidance on iPads in K classrooms. I’m the “tech” person for my school, but not fluent with iPads. Any advice? How do I hook them all up to be the same and push out apps? How can teachers monitor and use them efficiently? #edtech @ericcurts @jmattmiller @drjervin #iPad

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Hey Check it out! https://t.co/huzrOnU43t FREE BOOKS!

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Ever learn SO many new amazing things that you’d like to try in your classroom...only to sit there overwhelmed and forget half the things you’ve learned?! I think I need to read #LearnLAP 20 more times. Thanks @PaulSolarz for pushing us to be better! #wcak12 @drjervin

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

I need this reminder.

[George Couros @gcouros]

5 Ways to Positively Challenge Thinking https://t.co/cklTmhTJ9g via @karaknollmeyer

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Hearing @GovMattBevin speak about adoption and foster care @ #cafo2019 So encouraging and motivating to be involved and DO SOMETHING.

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Starting this conference off right! #cafo2019

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

@jmattmiller if I’m having kids use an iPad to film some of their projects what’s the best way to “edit” those if we have mostly chromebooks for each student. Kids will be sharing the iPads for videoing purposes and loading them to their Drive...I think?? Help!

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

I have a former colleague that refused to lower her standards for students who were “low”. She had high standards and those kids rose up year after year.

[DR. TOM LOUD @loudlearning]

Differentiation is not about assigning different levels of work to the variety of learning levels in a class. Differentiation is all about support. The students that need the most of their Teacher gets the most of their Teacher. Not lower level work! Keep the expectations high!

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Glad to have my passion back again! #wcak12

[Matt Miller 🗑️ @jmattmiller]

Teaching is not my job; it's my PASSION. 🔥🔥🔥

Getting better at it is my JOB.

-- @Jyoung1219

#DitchBook #tlap #gttribe

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Loving our creative Rubber Band Roadsters! Students are using their knowledge of force and motion to create THE BEST roadster! #wcak12 #STEM #5th #lovemyjob

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Finally getting around to listening to #EduDuctTape podcast and I’m obssessed! So many awesome tech tools that I’m a little overwhelmed! @JakeMillerTech @jmattmiller #DitchBook @edpuzzle #wcak12 @mbwilk I want to do ALL THE THINGS!!

[Matt Miller 🗑️ @jmattmiller]

Google Classroom is POWERFUL when the teacher is absent.

Write sub plans and post them in Classroom from your bed in your PJs.

Check in on students throughout the day. (If you want.)

Make changes on the fly. Almost like you're there! #DitchBook #googleclassroom #gttribe

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Looking for quality resources to teach light and sound energy in 5th grade. #5thchat #pbl #5thgrade

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

@drjervin @ericcurts @hharmon04 The teacher’s don’t want a cart. They’d like something either mounted on the wall or can be put on a counter. The iPads are the standard 9.5 iPad and they have a large foam case that adds another few inches.

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

I need advice on how to store a class set of iPads with large foam cases! The traditional tower we were going to use will not work. @drjervin @ericcurts @hharmon04 @ #WCAK12 #edtech #iPad

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

@drjervin @PearDeck @mbwilk Already done and done!

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

@drjervin do you have any experience or insights into @PearDeck ? I’ve been looking at it and it kind of looks amazing! #WCAK12 @mbwilk #peardeck

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

This article kind of hits the nail on the head for me. We need to be accountable, but not so stuck on standards that we miss all the awesome learning that can go on in a classroom! #WCAK12 @PearDeck

[Pear Deck Learning @PearDeck]

Cozy up with a good read this weekend and catch up on the latest Pear Deck blog post. Our Chief Educator, Michal, shares some ideas on how to inspire students while sticking to standards: https://t.co/RGZ2uvIW9J

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

Thanks @drjervin! It’s always great to gain a fresh perspective and to have someone encourage you to become better! #WCAK12

[Danae McKain @DMcKain1]

@MrsHummel24 Jennifer Nielsen has some great choices - A Night Divided is about how a family was torn apart when the Berlin Wall was built. The Resistance is about a Jewish girl who is fighting to help her people during WW2. #5thgrade